Konference: 2009 5. sympózium a workshop molekulární patologie a histo-cyto-chemie
Kategorie: Onkologická diagnostika
Téma: The role of the pathologist in the indication of the cancer treatment
Číslo abstraktu: 007
Autoři: doc. MUDr. Marián Hajdúch, Ph.D.; RNDr. Radek Trojanec, Ph.D.; prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Kolář, CSc.; MUDr. Vladimíra Koudeláková (Palková); Mgr. Jitka Berkovcová, Ph.D.; RNDr. Božena Braunerová; MUDr. Kateřina Bouchalová (Špačková), Ph.D.; Doc. MUDr. Martin Tichý, CSc.; Mgr. Veronika Krejčí; prof. MUDr. Bohuslav Melichar, Ph.D.; MUDr. Karel Cwiertka, Ph.D.
Determination of Her-2/neu status is crucial for the effective
indication of trastuzumab (Herceptin®) treatment. In the Czech
Republic, Her-2/neu status is evaluated by FISH and
immunohis-tochemistry at six Reference Centres (Laboratories of
Predictive Medicine). However, some samples cannot be evaluated by
FISH due to DNA degradation and those tumors were evaluated by
quantitative real-time PCR for Her-2/ neu gene. Moreover, due to
polysomy of chromosome 17 (OH17) at least 5-7 % of patients are not
indicated for trastuzumab treatment as they do not fulfill the
criteria of an Her-2/neu: CH17 ratio > 2.2. The efficacy of
trastuzumab in polysomic patients has not yet been confirmed. In
the Czech Republic, such patients are indicated for trastuzumab
treatment only when they are immunohistochemically positive
(3+).
More than 2818 breast cancer samples were evaluated in our
institution over a period of seven years. Overall, 148 (5.25 %)
cases failed to be concluded by FISH. Absence of cancer cells
and/or DNA degradation in the tumor biopsy were the major causes of
the failure. For such cases, quantitative real-time PCR comparing
the Her-2/ neu gene status to reference genes dck, gcs1 and epn2
was established. Among 148 cases which failed using FISH technique,
we have successfully investigated 77 patient samples by qRT-PCR
achieving unambiguous results in 78 % (60/77).
In 13.8 % (368/2670) cases, polysomy of C17 was detected by
centro-meric probe (CEP17). Using locus specific probe mapping of
17p11.2 region, we found that 57 % (212/368) of such a" polysomic
cases" contain only 2 copies of CH17. We found in some instances, I
the hybridization of centromeric probe was not specific enough and
the probe also hybridized to centromeres of other chromosomes or
the cells showed complex cytogenetic rearrangements which
misrepresent the number of CH17.
Supported by grants MSM6198959216 and LC07017. Special thanks go to
all cooperating departments, and health insurance companies.
Datum přednesení příspěvku: 24. 4. 2009
